After building several plastic models, I felt like a change of pace. I had this on the shelf and thought it would be a nice display piece to go next to my 1/17 18th Century English Carronade. It's been a very enjoyable build, and I've realized again how much fun working with wood is. This project has inspired me to finish my Phoenix then move on to a model of the USS Bonhomme Richard that I've ordered in 1/48 scale. That will be a monster, my most ambitious project yet and will take me about 2 years to finish. Here are the final pics: